Education

New York top public high schools

Only 10% of students admitted to top NYC high schools were Black and Latino

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Military college’s chief of diversity quits amid debate over DEI

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Utah district bans Bible in elementary and middle schools ‘due to vulgarity or violence’

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32 Mississippi school districts still under federal desegregation orders

There are 32 school districts in Mississippi still under federal desegregation orders, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division's…
/ June 2, 2023

US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs

Historically Black colleges and universities, which had seen giving from foundations decline in recent decades, lately are benefiting from an increase in…
/ June 2, 2023
Texas Governor Abbott Signs ERCOT Reforms Legislation Into Law

Texas one step closer to banning diversity programs in public universities

Texas lawmakers are taking action to shut down all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts at publicly funded universities.
/ May 30, 2023
Detroit senior voted 'most positive' receives almost $2M in scholarship offers

Detroit senior voted ‘most positive’ receives almost $2M in scholarship offers

A graduating Detroit senior voted "most popular" is making headlines after she was awarded $1.7 million in college scholarships.
/ May 26, 2023
Colored School No. 4

A school built for Black children during slavery becomes a NYC landmark

Colored School No. 4, constructed for Black children during the slavery era, has been named an official landmark in New…
/ May 25, 2023

Amanda Gorman’s inspiring poem, ‘The Hill We Climb,’ banned at K-8 school in Miami-Dade as inappropriate

In an Instagram post Tuesday, Gorman said she was "gutted" at the decision in Miami-Dade County to ban her 2021…
/ May 24, 2023
Old Harbour High School Jamaica

Feds say Georgia school district book ban may run afoul of civil rights law

The U.S. Department of Education has found that a suburban Atlanta school district's decision to remove some books from its…
/ May 23, 2023